TY - SER AU - Lake, Janet TI - Domestic violence - protection or natural justice - is there a balance? PY - 2004/// CY - Wellington PB - Lexis Nexis KW - FVC KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - ABUSED WOMEN KW - JUSTICE KW - PROTECTION ORDERS KW - LEGISLATION KW - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - PREVENTION KW - LAW KW - NEW ZEALAND KW - AUCKLAND N1 - This item is only available from the National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges Inc; Child and Youth Law Conference 2004 N2 - This conference paper discusses domestic violence in New Zealand, and more specifically in Auckland City. It examines the issues that surround domestic violence as experienced by victims: the cost of court appearances, the prevalence of domestically related murders and child witnesses, and the fact that the number of protection orders has remained constant since the enacting of the Domestic Violence Act (1995). The author concludes by recommending that lawyers and Family Court coordinators take action to reduce the cost to women of obtaining protection orders, and promote more widely the existing women's and children's programmes ER -